Jaelon Acklin

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Jaelon Acklin
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Acklin with the Ottawa Redblacks in 2024
Personal information
Born: (1995-08-10) August 10, 1995 (age 29)
Springfield, Missouri, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:Liberty (Mountain View, Missouri)
College: Western Illinois (2014–2017)
Position: Wide receiver
Undrafted: 2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career CFL statistics
Games played:80
Targets:474
Receptions:319
Receiving yards:4,186
Touchdowns:14
Stats at CFL.ca

Jaelon Acklin (born August 10, 1995) is an American former professional football wide receiver who played for five seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Western Illinois. Acklin has been a member of the Baltimore Ravens, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, and Ottawa Redblacks.

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College career

Acklin played college football for Western Illinois.

College statistics

Receiving
YearTeamGPRecYdsTDs
2014 Western Illinois 8140
2015 Western Illinois 13121682
2016 Western Illinois 1181920
2017 Western Illinois 1284136910
Totals44105173312

[1]

Professional career

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Acklin with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2019

Baltimore Ravens

Acklin was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent and participated in their 2018 training camp; however, after a hip injury near the end of camp, Acklin was released by the Ravens. [2]

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

On March 20, 2019, Acklin signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. [3] [4] He participated in both of the Ticats' preseason games, recording 10 receptions for 85 yards. [5] [6] Following preseason and training camp, Acklin began the 2019 season on the team's practice roster. [7] Following an injury to Luke Tasker, Acklin was made a starting wide receiver and played in his first professional game on June 22, 2019 against the Toronto Argonauts where he had five catches for 59 yards. [8] He scored his first CFL touchdown on July 4, 2019 against the Montreal Alouettes. [9] Acklin was voted the team nominee for the Most Outstanding Rookie award for the East Division champion Tiger-Cats. [10] Acklin re-signed with the Tiger-Cats on January 2, 2021. [11] He became a free agent upon the expiry of his contract on February 8, 2022. [12]

Ottawa Redblacks

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Acklin with the Redblacks in 2023

On February 9, 2022, it was announced that Acklin had signed with the Ottawa Redblacks. [13] Acklin enjoyed a breakout season in 2022 with the Redblacks, despite inconsistent quarterback play he posted career highs in receptions, targets and yards. Acklin missed a few games at the end of the season after suffering head and shoulder injuries after an illegal hit from Montreal Alouettes’ linebacker Micah Awe. [14] Following the season Acklin had a workout with the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). [15] On May 12, 2023, Acklin signed a two-year contract extension with the Redblacks. [16] On August 24, 2024, Acklin was forced to leave the game against the BC Lions on a stretcher after he went up for a catch and then crashed awkwardly to the turf. [17] However, On the morning of August 25, 2024, the Redblacks sent out a message on social media saying Acklin had been released from the hospital and all scans were negative. [18] He played in 16 games in 2024 where he had 69 receptions for 739 yards and four touchdowns. He announced his retirement on February 4, 2025. [19]

Professional statistics

Season infoReceiving
YearTeamGPRecTarYdsYPCTDs
2019 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 16577470112.33
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic
2021 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14507767813.64
2022 Ottawa Redblacks 15751161,16915.62
Career totals461832672,55514.09

Personal life

Acklin is the son of Darin and Tina Acklin. His dad played football at Carthage College. His uncle played football at Missouri and another relative played football at Avila. [20]

In May 2024, Acklin welcomed a daughter into the world with his girlfriend Aynsley Cameron named Poppy Marie. [21] The couple met in 2022 when the Redblacks were in Hamilton for a game. She was a server at Moxie's. [22]

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  2. ↑ Matthew Stevens (August 7, 2018). "Ravens release WR Jaelon Acklin". Ravens Wire.
  3. ↑ "Tiger-Cats sign thee players on offence". ticats.ca. March 20, 2019.
  4. ↑ Anthony Urciuoli (March 20, 2019). "Hamilton Tiger-Cats add 3 international free agents on offence". Global News.ca.
  5. ↑ "Ticats edge Redblacks in close pre-season battle". June 2, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Bethel-Thompson, Argos top Ticats to close out preseason". June 7, 2019.
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  11. ↑ "Tiger-Cats re-sign wide receivers Acklin, Tucker and Marshall". TiCats.ca. January 2, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
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  13. ↑ "Redblacks sign receivers Jaelon Acklin and Shaq Johnson". Ottawa Redblacks. February 9, 2022.
  14. ↑ 3Down Staff (October 20, 2022). "Ottawa Redblacks rule out Jaelon Acklin for pivotal game against Hamilton Tiger-Cats". 3DownNation. Retrieved October 21, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. ↑ 3Down Staff (December 6, 2022). "Six CFL players attend NFL workouts, including four receivers". 3DownNation. Retrieved December 7, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  16. ↑ "REDBLACKS extend East All-Stars Jaelon Acklin and Jacob Ruby". Ottawa REDBLACKS. May 12, 2023. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
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